Posted 12/14/2023, 5:06:53 AM
Guyana and Venezuela Leaders to Meet Over Heated Border Dispute
- Leaders of Guyana and Venezuela to meet to try to defuse long-standing border dispute over Essequibo region
- Meeting pushed by regional partners seeking to ease tensions heightened by Venezuelan referendum claiming two-thirds of Guyana
- Guyana insists dispute can only be resolved by International Court of Justice, rejects Venezuela's claims to area
- Venezuela argues Essequibo was historically its territory, nullified by 1966 agreement, wants "amicable" bilateral resolution
- Meeting expected to last one day but disagreement likely to continue as both sides firmly reject the other's stance